Patents Examined by Elizabeth Eng
  • Patent number: 9206265
    Abstract: An olefin polymer that is obtained using an olefin polymerization catalyst that includes a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization that includes titanium, magnesium, a halogen, and an ester compound (A) represented by the following formula (1): R1R2C?C(COOR3)(COOR4), an organoaluminum compound, and an optional external electron donor compound, exhibits primary properties (e.g., molecular weight distribution and stereoregularity) similar to those of an olefin polymer obtained using a solid catalyst component that includes a phthalic ester as an electron donor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: TOHO TITANIUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Uozumi, Shingo Yamada, Noriaki Nakamura, Koichiro Hisano, Motoki Hosaka, Toshihiko Sugano
  • Patent number: 9206267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of propylene polymers in the presence of a blend of a first Ziegler-Natta catalyst, which comprises a titanium compound having at least one titanium-halogen bond and a diether compound as internal electron donor, and a second Ziegler-Natta catalyst, which comprises a titanium compound having at least one titanium-halogen bond and a succinate compound as internal electron donor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Total Research & Technology Feluy
    Inventors: Alain Standaert, Jerome Gromada, David Vandewiele
  • Patent number: 9206272
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for ethylene oligomerization. According to the method of the present invention, highly active ethylene oligomerization reaction is possible by using a catalyst system including a novel chromium compound exhibiting high activity for ethylene oligomerization reaction, and therefore, polyethylene can be prepared using a small amount of comonomers or using only ethylene without comonomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Heon Yong Kwon, Yong Ho Lee, Kyoung-Chan Lim, Ki Soo Lee, Min Seok Cho
  • Patent number: 9200094
    Abstract: The present invention relates to catalysts component for the polymerization of ethylene and its mixtures with olefins CH2?CHR, wherein R is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical having 1-12 carbon atoms, comprising Ti, Mg, halogen, and electron donor belonging to 1,2-diethers as internal electron donor compound. The catalyst of the invention is suitably used in (co)polymerization processes of ethylene to prepare (co)polymers having narrow Molecular Weight Distribution (MWD) and high bulk density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Diego Brita, Gianni Collina
  • Patent number: 9068026
    Abstract: A magnesium halide adduct is provided, comprising at least one compound of the formula MgXY, at least one compound of the formula ROH, methanol, at least one modifying agent chosen from DOE and o-hydroxy benzoates, and optionally water. Also provided herein are a catalyst component comprising the magnesium halide adduct, a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising the catalyst component; the respective processes for preparing the magnesium halide adduct and the catalyst component; use of the magnesium halide adduct for preparing the catalyst component, use of the catalyst component in a catalyst for olefin polymerization and use of the catalyst in olefin polymerization; and a process of olefin polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Xianzhi Xia, Yuexiang Liu, Jin Zhao, Jigui Zhang, Yongtai Ling, Weili Li, Suzhen Qiao, Yang Tan, Renqi Peng, Ping Gao, Futang Gao, Zhihui Zhang
  • Patent number: 9056303
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the continuous preparation of a catalytic system that can be used for the polymerization of at least one conjugated diene monomer, said catalytic system being based on at least: a preforming conjugated diene; an organic phosphoric acid salt of one or more rare-earth metal(s), said salt being in suspension in at least one saturated aliphatic or alicyclic and inert hydrocarbon-based solvent; an alkylating agent comprising an alkylaluminium having the formula AlR3 or HAlR2; and a halogen donor comprising an alkylaluminium halide; characterized in that it comprises successively in one line (L): (i) a reaction between the preforming conjugated diene, with the solution of the salt of rare-earth element(s) and the alkylating agent, with the alkylation reaction being carried out for a characteristic minimum period of at least 5 minutes in an alkylation reactor (30) composed of at least one well-mixed dynamic mixer; (ii) the addition of said halogen donor to the mixtur
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Helene Parola, Fanny Barbotin, Pierre Kiener, Bernard Anselme, Fabrice Martinet
  • Patent number: 9034783
    Abstract: Catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins comprising Mg, Ti and an electron donor compound of the following formula (I) In which R1 to R4 groups, equal to or different from each other, are hydrogen, C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups, optionally containing an heteroatom selected from halogen, P, S, N and Si, R6 group is selected from C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups optionally containing an heteroatom selected from halogen, P, S, N and Si, and R5 is selected from phenyl groups mono or poly substituted with halogens, said groups R1-R4 being also optionally linked to form a saturated or unsaturated mono or poly cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Alessandro Mignogna, Davide Balboni, Antonio Cristofori, Simona Guidotti, Giampiero Morini, Joachim T. M. Pater
  • Patent number: 9034784
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of propylene polymers in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst comprising a titanium compound having at least one titanium-halogen bond, and a blend of a diether compound and a succinate compound as internal electron donor, all supported on a magnesium halide in active form, an organoaluminium compound and an optional external donor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: TOTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FELUY
    Inventors: Alain Standaert, Jerome Gromada, David Vandewiele
  • Patent number: 8993822
    Abstract: A method of making a catalyst for use in oligomerizing an olefin comprising a chromium-containing compound, a pyrrole-containing compound, a metal alkyl, a halide-containing compound, and optionally a solvent, the method comprising contacting a composition comprising the chromium-containing compound and a composition comprising the metal alkyl, wherein the composition comprising the chromium-containing compound is added to the composition comprising the metal alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Ronald D. Knudsen, Bruce E. Kreischer, Ronald G. Abbott, Steven D. Bridges, Eduardo J. Baralt, Brooke L. Small
  • Patent number: 8981021
    Abstract: Various methods and systems for using oxygen in a polyolefin polymerization reactor system are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods are performed in conjunction with a polymerization reactor system such as a gas-phase reactor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Univation Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald S. Eisinger, Mark G. Goode
  • Patent number: 8975353
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing an ?-olefin polymer comprising polymerizing or copolymerizing (a) C3 or higher ?-olefin(s) in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising solid titanium catalyst component (I) containing titanium, magnesium, halogen, and a compound with a specific structure having two or more ether linkages and organometallic catalyst component (II) with high catalytic activity. In this process, particularly even in (co)polymerizing (a) higher olefin(s), demineralization is unnecessary. A 4-methyl-1-pentene-based polymer obtained by polymerization using the catalyst of the present invention is excellent in tacticity, transparency, heat resistance, and releasability, and the polymer is particularly suitable for a release film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Tooru Tanaka, Tetsunori Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 8962510
    Abstract: The invention relates to catalyst compositions including at least one catalyst compound and at least one continuity additive such as poly-oxo-metal carboxylate compound and their use in the polymerization of olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Univation Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Agapios K. Agapiou, Chi-I Kuo, David M. Glowczwski, Michael D. Awe, Ghanshyam H. Patel, Randy D. Ackerman
  • Patent number: 8940654
    Abstract: A catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins obtained by: (a) reacting in a inert hydrocarbon suspension medium a Mg(OR1)(OR2) compound, in which R1 and R2 are identical or different and are each an alkyl radical having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, with a tetravalent transition metal compound having at least a Metal-halogen bond, used in amounts such that the molar ratio metal/Mg is from 0.05 to 10, thereby obtaining a solid reaction product dispersed in a hydrocarbon slurry, (b) washing the solid reaction product dispersed in a hydrocarbon slurry with a liquid hydrocarbon, (c) contacting the washed solid reaction product obtained in (b) with a tetravalent titanium compound and (d) contacting the product obtained in (c) with an organometallic compound of a metal of group 1, 2 or 13 of the Periodic Table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Friedhelm Gundert, Martin Schneider
  • Patent number: 8940653
    Abstract: Adducts comprising a MgCl2, an alcohol ROH in which R is a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group, present in a molar ratio with MgCl2 ranging from 0.5 to 5 and less than 15% wt, based on the total weight of the adduct, of a metal salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Gianni Collina, Daniele Evangelisti, Benedetta Gaddi, Anna Fait
  • Patent number: 8921251
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of producing polymers and copolymers of olefin oligomers produced by a trimerization reaction of olefin monomers. There is disclosed a process which comprises producing olefin oligomers with the aid of a trimerization catalyst system prepared using UHF irradiation for activating individual components of the trimerization catalyst system. The use of the trimerization catalyst system thus improved and having increased activity provides for increased effectiveness in the production of olefin oligomers from ethylene or other olefin monomers, inter alia, at a low pressure of ethylene. The olefin oligomers thus produced are then polymerized or copolymerized using processes known in the art. The technical effect consists in increasing the effectiveness of the production of olefin oligomers which are then used in a polymerization or copolymerization reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Open Joint Stock Company “Sibur Holding”
    Inventors: Timur Mikhailovich Zilbershtein, Maxim Vladimirovich Lipskikh, Alexei Alexandrovich Nosikov, Georgy Viktorovich Nesyn
  • Patent number: 8921253
    Abstract: Catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins comprising Mg, Ti and an electron donor compound of the following formula (I) In which R to R4 groups, equal to or different from each other, are hydrogen, halogen or C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups, optionally containing an heteroatom selected from halogen, P, S, N and Si, which may be linked to form a saturated or unsaturated mono or polycycle and R5 groups are selected from C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups optionally containing an heteroatom selected from halogen, P, S, N and Si.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Alessandro Mignogna, Simona Guidotti, Giampiero Morini, Joachim T. M. Pater
  • Patent number: 8883939
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing polymers from monomers and/or oligomers by adding a liquid comprising the monomers and/or oligomers dropwise to a continuous liquid phase in a reactor, the continuous liquid phase being immiscible with the liquid comprising the monomers and/or oligomers, and the monomers and/or oligomers reacting in the continuous liquid phase to give the polymer. The liquid comprising the monomers and/or oligomers is shaped to droplets outside the continuous liquid phase, which are subsequently introduced into the continuous liquid phase. The invention further relates to a reactor for performing the process, comprising a tube through which a continuous liquid phase flows, and means of generating droplets, the means of generating droplets being arranged such that the droplets are generated outside the continuous liquid phase and then introduced into the continuous liquid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Mohammed Abboud, Philippe Desbois, Norbert Gmähle, Herbert Römer, Thilo Krebs, Dennis Lösch
  • Patent number: 8859450
    Abstract: A solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, comprising titanium atoms, magnesium atoms, halogen atoms and hydrocarbyloxy groups, wherein the following filtrate contains titanium atoms in a concentration of 0.08 mg-Ti/ml-filtrate or lower, measured according to a method comprising the steps of (1) preparing a suspension of the solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization in heptane having a concentration of 0.1 g-solid catalyst component/ml-suspension, (2) heating the suspension at 70° C. for 30 minutes under stirring, (3) filtering the suspension, thereby obtaining a filtrate, and (4) measuring a concentration of titanium atoms contained in the filtrate; and a production process of the solid catalyst component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventor: Shin-ichi Kumamoto
  • Patent number: 8853118
    Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst system for polymerization of propylene, the catalyst system comprising a Ziegler Natta procatalyst, an organoaluminium cocatalyst, a monoester of an aromatic carboxylic acid as the internal donor and ethyl-4-isopropoxy benzoate as the selectivity control agent. The invention also relates to a process for polymerization using the catalyst system as well as to polymers prepared by the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Reliance Industries Limited
    Inventors: Virendrakumar Gupta, Harshad Ramdas Patil, Dhananjay Ghelabhai Naik
  • Patent number: 8846834
    Abstract: Mineral oil is added to a supported chromium catalyst in amounts which maintain a free flowing particulate material. Chromium catalysts so treated, provide polyethylene in a gas phase ethylene polymerization process with reduced reactor fouling or static.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Gao, Patrick Drew Evans